Author: Arthur Eryeh-Fort

In a surprising turn of events, the far-right Rassemblement National party emerged victorious in the European elections in France, securing 31.5% of the votes. This marked a significant contrast to President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling coalition, which only garnered 14.6% of the votes. The origins of this far-right party, previously known as the Front National and rebranded as Rassemblement National in 2018, can be traced back to its founding members who had ties to the Vichy regime during World War II. Historian Nicolas Lebourg sheds light on the party’s inception in the early 1970s by Ordre Nouveau, a group with fascist…

New Caledonia has once again been thrown into violence, forty years after the quasi-civil war of 1984-1988 erupted. The ongoing turmoil, starting from May 13, revolves around the issue of who possesses the right to vote on the future of the Pacific archipelago. The colonial history of New Caledonia, dating back to France’s colonization in 1853, has led to a divide between loyalists, mostly European, and pro-independence parties representing the indigenous Kanak people. The establishment of a “special electoral body” aimed to prevent recent arrivals, predominantly Europeans, from influencing critical decisions in the region. In a thought-provoking three-minute video by…